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Bengal Under English Rule - an Analysis

WHEN Bengal was colonised by the East India Company in the second half of the 18th century, it was the richest jewel on the British crown.

(PHILADELPHIA BDNews) - As a matter of fact, the inhabitants of Bengal had a much better standard of living compared to most Europeans living at the time.

But under the British rule, the tax burden became simply unbearable rising fivefold (from 10 per cent to 50 per cent of the value of the agricultural product) within a very short period of time.